Alienware Aurora R5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 55.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics67% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive68.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora R5  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 01NYPT
Memory20.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191115
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateMar 28 '20 at 22:16
Run Duration158 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 26%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (27th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$219
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
55.6% Above average
Memory 47.4
1-Core 104
2-Core 188
61% 113 Pts
4-Core 342
8-Core 540
54% 441 Pts
64-Core 564
35% 564 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 55.6%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
67% Good
Lighting 81.8
Reflection 91.6
Parallax 82.4
67% 85.3 fps
MRender 83
Gravity 80.5
Splatting 83.8
68% 82.4 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 67%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme PC300 SK hy 256GB
110GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20003A00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 333 329 336 346 346 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
68.5% Good
Read 428
Write 327
Mixed 342
SusWrite 333
80% 358 MB/s
4K Read 19.5
4K Write 19.7
4K Mixed 17.7
63% 19 MB/s
DQ Read 486
DQ Write 45.2
DQ Mixed 111
120% 214 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 68.5%
Great: 137%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$25
923GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 187 181 186 194 188 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 190
Write 174
Mixed 81
SusWrite 184
115% 157 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 1
165% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 107%
Great: 112%
Seagate BUP BK 4TB
2.5TB free
Firmware: 0304
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 90 92 94 97 92 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
46.2% Average
Read 67.8
Write 77.3
Mixed 74.2
SusWrite 92.1
58% 77.8 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 3.7
4K Mixed 0.4
167% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 46.2%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA82GU6MFR8N-TF 0118 8GBF2X04HEEE36-12-K 0118 8GBF2X04HEEE36-12-K 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
16384, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
33.2% Below average
MC Read 11.1
MC Write 13.6
MC Mixed 11.4
34% 12 GB/s
SC Read 10.4
SC Write 9.9
SC Mixed 7.2
26% 9.17 GB/s
Latency 171
24% 171 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 33.2%
Great: 75%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Aurora R5 Builds (Compare 1,736 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht

System: Alienware Aurora R5

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $351
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HDDRAMUSB
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